He also saw the current situation clearly, and he said tremblingly, "Thank you, child, be careful when you go into the water." Dugu Yishi saw that the old man could still say words of gratitude to himself, and he could rest assured that he would go into the water to explore the depth of the pond. He held the stone with his hand, slipped into the water, then released the stone, swam to the shore, swam two meters, he sank into the water, stood at the bottom of the pond with his feet, he found that the water was just missing his forehead, he held his breath, and walked forward less than a meter, and his nose was out of the water. A few steps further, the mouth also showed the water. "Great," he cried, "old man, I'm sure I'll get you to safety." Now the deep water is only two meters away at most. He immediately turned around and swam to the old man with a long strip of stone. He stood on the stone and rested for a while, and then told the old man, "Old man, you have to hold on to the stone later, and slide slowly into the water, leaving only your head exposed." Then, I go into the water, and I will hold my breath and stand at the bottom of the pond, and when I hold your thighs and buttocks, you will immediately let go of the long stones, and I will carry you to the shore. "Understood, child, be careful." "Okay. "Lonely stone road. Seeing the old man grasping the stone and sliding into the water facing the shore, Dugu Yishi also grabbed the stone and slid down to the shore, took a deep breath, and sinked into the water suddenly, and after a while, his feet stepped on the bottom of the pond, he kept the direction of his face unchanged, stood up straight, touched the old man's thighs and buttocks, hugged and walked quickly to the shore with all his strength, and walked more than two meters underwater, and his nose was also exposed to the water. "It's finally safe," Dugu Yishi quickened his pace and walked to the shore, and soon reached the shore, pushed the old man ashore, climbed ashore with all his might, and lay down on the shore, "I'm tired! I'm scared!" Dugu Yishi muttered to himself.

At this time, the old woman who shouted for help said, "Old man, are you all right?" The old man said, "I am okay, thank you so much for this good boy, he is my savior! I drank a lot of water, and I felt bad. I'm going to spit it out. When Dugu Yishi heard the old man say this, he quickly got up and said to the old man, "Old man, have you drunk a lot of water? "Where's the doctor? I'll carry you. "Lonely stone road. The old woman said, "Child, thank you so much. The doctor's office is located next to the official road. Dugu Yishi only took a closer look at the two old men at this time, both of them were at least seventy years old, they were both wearing old clothes with a few patches, their hair was gray, their bodies were very thin, and the old woman was hunchbacked. "Old woman, you walk slowly behind, and I'll carry the old man to the clinic first. After speaking, Dugu Yishi gritted his teeth, and walked towards the official road with great speed, and after ten minutes, he came to the clinic, and the doctor recognized the old man, and quickly treated him, and drained all the water he drank in. The old man was very grateful to Dugu Yishi and invited him to his house. At this time, the old woman also arrived at the clinic, so the three of them went to the old man's house together.

The old man's home was originally in the mountains, ten miles away from the official road, and every time they went out of the mountain, they had to pass through this pond to the official road, and then take a carriage to the town to buy daily necessities. Because when passing by the pond, one of the old woman's headscarves fell into the pond, and the headscarf was only more than a foot away from the pond, so the old man lay on the shore and reached for the headscarf, but he didn't expect the mud where the old man was lying suddenly collapsed, and the old man fell into the water, but fortunately he could swim in the water, and quickly swam to the water after being planted in the water, but he had no strength to swim to the shore again, and could only struggle in the water. Fortunately, Dugu Yishi heard the cry for help and ran to the pond to save his life.

The three of them walked for more than an hour and came to the old man's house. The old man's house is a few thatched huts, with a main house, a kitchen, a bathing shed, a livestock shed, and a thatched toilet shed. The old man found his own clothes and changed Dugu Yishi's wet clothes, then led him to the main hall to sit down, and then went to change his dry clothes himself, and went to the kitchen to help the old woman cook and stir-fry. Half an hour later, the old man brought a plate of braised tofu, a large bowl of noodles, and four eggs in the noodles. Dugu Yishi was so hungry that he couldn't stand it, so he picked up the chopsticks and ate, and soon finished eating, although he was not full, he was no longer hungry, and his body was much more comfortable. Seeing that Dugu Yishi was so hungry, the old man went to the kitchen and asked the old woman to cook more rice, then caught a chicken, killed it, washed and peeled it and stewed it in the stove.

More than an hour later, the old woman served three dishes, namely chili, bean pods, and pumpkin, and served a pot of rice, and the three of them sat down at the table to eat. Dugu Yishi ate three bowls of rice in a row, and finally filled his stomach, he thanked the old man and the old woman again and again, "I haven't eaten a grain of rice for a day and a half, a mouthful of oil and salt, and I am so hungry that I have no strength." The old man asked, "Where are you from?" Why don't you have anything to eat?" Dugu Yishi said: "I am an orphan and have just escaped from the orphanage." I don't want to stay in an orphanage anymore, I'm ten years old, I want to go out and earn money to support myself and be a productive person. But I didn't have money to ride in a carriage, I didn't have money to buy food, I didn't have money to stay in a hotel. I want to go down this official road, and I have heard people say that there is a big city at the end of this official road, and I want to find something to do in that city. ”

The old woman said: "Our village is called Wanyue Village, and the big city you are talking about is called Qiyunfu, and it is still 800 miles away from here! The old man said, "Son, you have a life-saving grace for me. I should repay you. You stay with me first, and I'll help you find out if there are any people in the vicinity who are working in Qiyun Mansion. You're only 10 years old, you have to be taken by someone to do things. Dugu Yishi was overjoyed, knelt on the ground, and said repeatedly: "Old man, thank you so much." I'm worried that I don't have a place to go out and make money. ”

The old man said, "Child, get up quickly, you can rest assured." Usually do farm work with me and help me go to town to buy some daily necessities. Dugu Yishi said: "Old man, aren't you a local? Why don't you live with the villagers on the side of the official road and live in this ravine?" The old man said: "The two of us moved here from a long distance ten years ago, and the villagers had no place for us to live, so they asked us to live in the mountains." These mountains are called Void Passes. The mountains in the distance are called Void Mountains. We are still very grateful to the villagers of this village for taking us in and letting us live in their mountains. We went all the way and asked several villages, but they didn't take us in, saying that there was no land for us to live in. Dugu Yishi said: "Yes, people without a home are really pitiful, and the world is hot and cold." ”